Most common county names in the US

200 county names are used by three or more counties; together they name 1,240 of the 3,144 counties and county-equivalents. Washington County is the most common (30 states), followed by Jefferson (25), Franklin (24), Jackson (23) and Lincoln (23). Pick a name to see where each one is.

Map of the 30 counties named Washington County
The 30 counties named Washington County, the most common county name in the United States.

County names shared by 3 or more counties

NameCountiesStates
Washington County30AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MN, MS, MO, NE, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WI
Jefferson County25AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MS, MO, MT, NE, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, WA, WV, WI
Franklin County24AL, AR, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MA, MS, MO, NE, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA
Jackson County23AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, OH, OK, OR, SD, TN, TX, WV, WI
Lincoln County23AR, CO, GA, ID, KS, KY, ME, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, NC, OK, OR, SD, TN, WA, WV, WI, WY
Madison County19AL, AR, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, MS, MO, MT, NE, NY, NC, OH, TN, TX, VA
Clay County18AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MN, MS, MO, NE, NC, SD, TN, TX, WV
Montgomery County18AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MS, MO, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA
Marion County17AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MS, MO, OH, OR, SC, TN, TX, WV
Monroe County17AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, MS, MO, NY, OH, PA, TN, WV, WI
Union County17AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MS, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN
Wayne County16GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, MS, MO, NE, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, UT, WV
Grant County14AR, IN, KS, KY, MN, NE, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, WA, WV, WI
Greene County14AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, IA, MS, MO, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA
Warren County14GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA
Carroll County13AR, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MD, MS, MO, NH, OH, TN, VA
Adams County12CO, ID, IL, IN, IA, MS, NE, ND, OH, PA, WA, WI
Clark County12AR, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, NV, OH, SD, WA, WI
Douglas County12CO, GA, IL, KS, MN, MO, NE, NV, OR, SD, WA, WI
Johnson County12AR, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MO, NE, TN, TX, WY
Lake County12CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, MI, MN, MT, OH, OR, SD, TN
Lee County12AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA
Marshall County12AL, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MN, MS, OK, SD, TN, WV
Polk County12AR, FL, GA, IA, MN, MO, NE, NC, OR, TN, TX, WI
Calhoun County11AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IA, MI, MS, SC, TX, WV
Crawford County11AR, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MO, OH, PA, WI
Fayette County11AL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, OH, PA, TN, TX, WV
Lawrence County11AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, MS, MO, OH, PA, SD, TN
Morgan County11AL, CO, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, TN, UT, WV
Scott County11AR, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MN, MS, MO, TN, VA
Hamilton County10FL, IL, IN, IA, KS, NE, NY, OH, TN, TX
Hancock County10GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MS, OH, TN, WV
Henry County10AL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MO, OH, TN, VA
Logan County10AR, CO, IL, KS, KY, NE, ND, OH, OK, WV
Perry County10AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, MS, MO, OH, PA, TN
Pike County10AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MS, MO, OH, PA
Benton County9AR, IN, IA, MN, MS, MO, OR, TN, WA
Brown County9IL, IN, KS, MN, NE, OH, SD, TX, WI
Cass County9IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, TX
Clinton County9IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, MO, NY, OH, PA
Knox County9IL, IN, KY, ME, MO, NE, OH, TN, TX
Putnam County9FL, GA, IL, IN, MO, NY, OH, TN, WV
Shelby County9AL, IL, IN, IA, KY, MO, OH, TN, TX
Boone County8AR, IL, IN, IA, KY, MO, NE, WV
Butler County8AL, IA, KS, KY, MO, NE, OH, PA
Cherokee County8AL, GA, IA, KS, NC, OK, SC, TX
Columbia County8AR, FL, GA, NY, OR, PA, WA, WI
Cumberland County8IL, KY, ME, NJ, NC, PA, TN, VA
Fulton County8AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, NY, OH, PA
Harrison County8IN, IA, KY, MS, MO, OH, TX, WV
Jasper County8GA, IL, IN, IA, MS, MO, SC, TX
Mercer County8IL, KY, MO, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WV
Orange County8CA, FL, IN, NY, NC, TX, VT, VA
Randolph County8AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, MO, NC, WV
Howard County7AR, IN, IA, MD, MO, NE, TX
Lewis County7ID, KY, MO, NY, TN, WA, WV
Pulaski County7AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, VA
Taylor County7FL, GA, IA, KY, TX, WV, WI
Webster County7GA, IA, KY, MS, MO, NE, WV
Custer County6CO, ID, MT, NE, OK, SD
DeKalb County6AL, GA, IL, IN, MO, TN
Delaware County6IN, IA, NY, OH, OK, PA
Floyd County6GA, IN, IA, KY, TX, VA
Garfield County6CO, MT, NE, OK, UT, WA
Hardin County6IL, IA, KY, OH, TN, TX
Jones County6GA, IA, MS, NC, SD, TX
Macon County6AL, GA, IL, MO, NC, TN
Martin County6FL, IN, KY, MN, NC, TX
Mason County6IL, KY, MI, TX, WA, WV
Newton County6AR, GA, IN, MS, MO, TX
Richland County6IL, MT, ND, OH, SC, WI
Sullivan County6IN, MO, NH, NY, PA, TN
Anderson County5KS, KY, SC, TN, TX
Campbell County5KY, SD, TN, VA, WY
Carter County5KY, MO, MT, OK, TN
Clarke County5AL, GA, IA, MS, VA
Dallas County5AL, AR, IA, MO, TX
Decatur County5GA, IN, IA, KS, TN
Essex County5MA, NJ, NY, VT, VA
Henderson County5IL, KY, NC, TN, TX
Houston County5AL, GA, MN, TN, TX
Kent County5DE, MD, MI, RI, TX
Lafayette County5AR, FL, MS, MO, WI
Livingston County5IL, KY, MI, MO, NY
Lyon County5IA, KS, KY, MN, NV
Mitchell County5GA, IA, KS, NC, TX
Pierce County5GA, NE, ND, WA, WI
Saline County5AR, IL, KS, MO, NE
Sheridan County5KS, MT, NE, ND, WY
White County5AR, GA, IL, IN, TN
York County5ME, NE, PA, SC, VA
Adair County4IA, KY, MO, OK
Allen County4IN, KS, KY, OH
Blaine County4ID, MT, NE, OK
Caldwell County4KY, MO, NC, TX
Camden County4GA, MO, NJ, NC
Carbon County4MT, PA, UT, WY
Dawson County4GA, MT, NE, TX
Dodge County4GA, MN, NE, WI
Fremont County4CO, ID, IA, WY
Grundy County4IL, IA, MO, TN
Iron County4MI, MO, UT, WI
Lamar County4AL, GA, MS, TX
Lancaster County4NE, PA, SC, VA
Liberty County4FL, GA, MT, TX
Linn County4IA, KS, MO, OR
Mineral County4CO, MT, NV, WV
Ottawa County4KS, MI, OH, OK
Phillips County4AR, CO, KS, MT
Richmond County4GA, NY, NC, VA
Russell County4AL, KS, KY, VA
San Juan County4CO, NM, UT, WA
Sherman County4KS, NE, OR, TX
Smith County4KS, MS, TN, TX
Somerset County4ME, MD, NJ, PA
St. Clair County4AL, IL, MI, MO
Sumter County4AL, FL, GA, SC
Van Buren County4AR, IA, MI, TN
Wheeler County4GA, NE, OR, TX
Wilson County4KS, NC, TN, TX
Wood County4OH, TX, WV, WI
Baker County3FL, GA, OR
Beaver County3OK, PA, UT
Bedford County3PA, TN, VA
Buchanan County3IA, MO, VA
Buffalo County3NE, SD, WI
Burke County3GA, NC, ND
Butte County3CA, ID, SD
Cedar County3IA, MO, NE
Chester County3PA, SC, TN
Cheyenne County3CO, KS, NE
Chippewa County3MI, MN, WI
Choctaw County3AL, MS, OK
Christian County3IL, KY, MO
Cleveland County3AR, NC, OK
Coffee County3AL, GA, TN
Comanche County3KS, OK, TX
Cook County3GA, IL, MN
Daviess County3IN, KY, MO
Delta County3CO, MI, TX
Dickinson County3IA, KS, MI
Edwards County3IL, KS, TX
Ellis County3KS, OK, TX
Erie County3NY, OH, PA
Gallatin County3IL, KY, MT
Graham County3AZ, KS, NC
Grayson County3KY, TX, VA
Hall County3GA, NE, TX
Haskell County3KS, OK, TX
Holmes County3FL, MS, OH
Humboldt County3CA, IA, NV
Kiowa County3CO, KS, OK
Lauderdale County3AL, MS, TN
Lowndes County3AL, GA, MS
McIntosh County3GA, ND, OK
McLean County3IL, KY, ND
McPherson County3KS, NE, SD
Meade County3KS, KY, SD
Miami County3IN, KS, OH
Middlesex County3MA, NJ, VA
Miller County3AR, GA, MO
Moore County3NC, TN, TX
Morris County3KS, NJ, TX
Murray County3GA, MN, OK
Nelson County3KY, ND, VA
Noble County3IN, OH, OK
Northampton County3NC, PA, VA
Ohio County3IN, KY, WV
Oneida County3ID, NY, WI
Osage County3KS, MO, OK
Osceola County3FL, IA, MI
Park County3CO, MT, WY
Pawnee County3KS, NE, OK
Pickens County3AL, GA, SC
Platte County3MO, NE, WY
Pope County3AR, IL, MN
Potter County3PA, SD, TX
Robertson County3KY, TN, TX
Rock County3MN, NE, WI
Rockingham County3NH, NC, VA
Schuyler County3IL, MO, NY
Seminole County3FL, GA, OK
Sevier County3AR, TN, UT
Sioux County3IA, NE, ND
Stark County3IL, ND, OH
Stephens County3GA, OK, TX
Stevens County3KS, MN, WA
Stone County3AR, MS, MO
Summit County3CO, OH, UT
Sussex County3DE, NJ, VA
Teton County3ID, MT, WY
Thomas County3GA, KS, NE
Todd County3KY, MN, SD
Valley County3ID, MT, NE
Walker County3AL, GA, TX
Williamson County3IL, TN, TX
Winnebago County3IL, IA, WI
Worth County3GA, IA, MO
Wright County3IA, MN, MO
Wyoming County3NY, PA, WV